Events Calendar

RPO-Wagner-x-Taneyev-555x405.jpg

Wagner x Taneyev

Sunday 17 May 2026, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall

Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture
Taneyev John of Damascus
Wagner Parsifal: Orchestral Suite

Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Philharmonia Chorus

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

‘In this realm, time becomes space…’ From CS Lewis to Terry Gilliam, Wagner’s Parsifal has been an inspiration to the very greatest creative artists. Vasily Petrenko conducts a symphonic suite that weaves all the power and beauty of Wagner’s five-hour masterpiece into one sumptuous orchestral tapestry: music that glows from within, sounding more radiant than ever in the Royal Festival Hall.

Mozart’s noble Overture to The Magic Flute opens a portal to an evening filled with sacred mysteries, and then Vasily Petrenko introduces something rare and very beautiful from his native Russia. Today, Sergei Taneyev is almost forgotten in the west, but as far as Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov were concerned he was a genius, and this heartfelt choral masterpiece packs a mighty emotional punch.


Eye icon website large print programmes

Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.


Ticket information

Doors: 6.45pm

Concert starts: 7.30pm (approximate end time: 9.30pm)

Tickets from £18*

*Booking fees apply online (£3.50) and over the phone (£4). There are no booking fees for in-person bookings, Southbank Centre Members, Supporters Circles and Patrons.

Ticket prices include a £2 restoration levy, enabling the Southbank Centre to care for its historic buildings. Ticket prices may be adjusted without notice to reflect demand. See the Southbank Centre website for information about concessions. Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult on the Southbank Centre site. Find all of the Southbank Centre’s ticket terms and conditions at southbankcentre.co.uk/website-ticket-terms. If you'd like to get in touch, write to Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, phone 020 3879 9555 or email hello@southbankcentre.co.uk

Subscription discounts

Save 10% off tickets when you book three or more Royal Philharmonic Orchestra x Vasily Petrenko concerts at the Southbank Centre.

You might also be interested in...

Tuesday 3 February, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 18 March, 7.30pm
Royal Albert Hall
Thursday 23 April, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall